Replace

This command lets you search for text in a document and replace it with another character sequence. You can enter one or more words in the search field, and AceHTML will identify the location of the first such string of similar characters. You can then replace it with another character sequence.

  1. In the Edit menu, click on Replace. 
    You can also use a shortcut, by pressing CTRL + R (See the List of Shortcut Keys).

  2. Enter the text you are looking for in the zone Text to find.

  3. Enter the text you want to have replace it in the zone Text to replace.

  4. Click on Replace.

Replace window options 

Text to find 

Enter the character string you are looking for here. The dropdown list indicates the last searches you did.

Find  

Click on this button to find the next occurrence of the character string indicated in the field Text to find.

Text to replace 

Enter the text you want to have replace the text you are searching for in the document. To erase the text entered in the Text to find field, the Text to replace field must be blank.  The list lets you choose a replacement text that you already used.

Replace 

Click on this button to replace the occurrence found by the text indicated in the field Text to replace.

Replace all 

This button is displayed once you have toggled to the Replace command. It lets you replace all of the text found in the document by the specified character sequence, without confirming each change.

From cursor 

This option lets you begin the search from the cursor position, and continue to the end of the document. The section of the document prior to the cursor position will only be searched at the end.

From the beginning 

This option lets you begin the search at the very start of the document, and search to the end.

Direction - Forward and Backward

This option lets you begin the search at the cursor position, and to move either forward or backward.

Case sensitive 

This option lets you include uppercase or lowercase letters in the specified character strings. For example, if you are searching for the word note in a document, you will find note, but not Note.

Whole word only 

This option limits the search to a specified character string or sequence. For example, if you are searching for the word note in a document, the word notation will not be displayed, given that they are not identical.

Scope 

This option lets you limit the scope of the search:

  • Global: to search the entire document.

  • Selected text: to limit the search to the text previously selected.